Weather Records on 7 August 1972

1,172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1972. Highest significance: Huntingdon, CA.

Key Facts for 7 August 1972

On 7 August 1972, 1,172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
374 were record highs and 461 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,116 daily.
Huntingdon set an all-time record daily precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 7 August 1972.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,172 stations

1,172 station records on 7 August 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
London Int'l Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Dourados (Cpfl) B4-003	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farnham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Namiquipa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost Forest Headquarters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitiuva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cresciumal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Terra Roxa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lunner	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Araraquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,172 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 265, Lowest daily maximum 258, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 203, Heaviest daily rainfall 336, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 August 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	265
Lowest daily maximum	258
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	203
Heaviest daily rainfall	336
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 August 1972 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 46, daily 1,116.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

925 broken records

Margins by which the 925 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1972

Top 20 records on 7 August 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1972	Huntingdon, CA	all-time rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1972	Newport, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1972	Biri, NO	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1972	Newton, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1972	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	all-time high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1972	Przhevalsk, KG	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1972	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	all-time high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1972	Aseral, NO	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1972	Defiance, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1972	London Int'l Airport, CA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1972	Portland Rfc City, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1972	Valdez WSO, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1972	Usina Dourados (Cpfl) B4-003, BR	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1972	Farnham, CA	all-time rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1972	Namiquipa, MX	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1972	Tumbarumba Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1972	Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l, CA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1972	Grimsby, CA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1972	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1972	Corvallis State UNIV, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1808 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1972. 1972 had 1,172 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	915
25 to 50	9
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1